Brassiere



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BRASSIRE Filed Aug. lO, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheell 2 Inventor ,awlme Jaa/@mamPatented Aug. 22, 1933 1,923,821 BRASSIRE Caroline Gudeman, Fort Wayne,Ind.

Application August 10, 1932. Serial No. 628,241

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a brassire which is designed for useparticularly by women having large busts and has for its primary objectto provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a garment of thischaracter embodying a novel construction and arrangement for supportingthe busts.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a brassire which will besimple in construction, strong, durable, attractive in appearance,comfortjable and which may be manufactured at low cos All of theforegoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent from a study of the following specication, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views andwherein- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a brassire constructedin accordance with the present invention, showing the same applied.

Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation, showing the brassire applied.

Figure 3 is a detail view in elevation showing one end portion of thebrassire with the body encircling strap thereon.

Figure 4 is a detail view in elevation showing the means immediatelyadjacent the forward ends of the shoulder straps for connecting the bodyencircling straps thereto.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, it will be seen that theembodiment of the present invention which has been illustrated comprisesa body 1 of suitable material, said body being preferably formed toprovide bust receiving pockets 2. Shoulder straps 3 are secured, as bystitching, at their ends, to the front and rear portions of the body 1.'Closely adjacent to where the shoulder straps 3 join the front of thebody 1, eyes or the equivalents thereof are secured, as at 4. This isclearly illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings.

Secured to the ends of the body 1 are waist encircling straps 5 havingsecured on their free end portions hooks 6 for detachable engagementwith the eyes 4. Of course, any suitable fasteners may be provided inlieu of the eyes 4 and the hooks 6, such as buttons or snap fasteners.

To apply the brassire, the body 1 is positioned in the usual manner withthe straps 3 passing over the shoulders of the wearer, as clearly seenVin Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The straps 5 are crossed in back andbrought around the waist beneath the busts and said straps are thenre-crossed and extend upwardly and are connected, at their free ends,with the eyes 4 by engaging the hooks 6 in said eyes.

It will thus be seen that the straps 5,'in addition to providingsecuring means for retaining the body 1 around the body of the wearer,also constitute bust supports. Further, the straps 5 have their freeends secured at a point immediately adjacent the forward ends'o-f theshoulder straps 3 of the garment. If desired, the bust supporting straps5 may be secured directly to the shoulder straps. 3 by simply mountingthe elements 4 or the shoulder straps.

By reason of this particular construction and arrangement, the weight ofthe busts which is supported by the straps 5 is transmitted directly toshoulder straps 3, thereby preventing disarrangement of the body 1 andassuring maximum comfort to the wearer.

It is believed that the many advantages of a brassire constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood, andalthough the preferred embodiment ofy the invention is as illustratedand described, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed ist- A brassire comprising a body, shoulder straps Yconnected, at their ends, to the body, and waist encircling strapsconnected, at one end, to the ends of the body, and at their other endsto the body at a point immediately adjacent the forward ends of theshoulder straps, said straps being crossed at the back and extendingaround the waist beneath the busts of the wearer and further beingre-crossed between the busts of the CAROLINE GUDEMAN.

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